Take the next step in your engineering career with a flexible programme designed to turn your hands-on experience into academic achievement and career progression.
This flexible top-up degree builds on your experience, combining academic learning with hands-on projects to help you gain the knowledge and confidence to progress in your career.
Designed for students with a Level 5 qualification, such as an HND in Engineering, and developed with HETA, the programme provides a part-time progression route that supports regional talent and creates pathways to degree-level qualifications.
Build a racing car
with Hull Electric Racing Team and compete at Silverstone
Tackle real engineering challenges
that can be directly linked to your workplace
Ranked joint 8th
for Graduate Prospects1
Gain core theoretical
and practical skills
Unique top-up programme
that builds on your existing technical skills
About this course
From your very first day, you’ll step into the role of a trainee engineer - learning by doing. Our hands-on, project-based approach means you won’t just study engineering; you’ll experience it. You’ll design, build and test your own prototypes, developing practical skills that mirror the creativity and challenges of real-world engineering.
This two year top-up degree is designed to help you take your career to the next level. Unlike traditional programmes that require separate work placements, you’ll draw on your current professional experience as a foundation for your academic learning. This makes the course especially suited to those already working in engineering or related fields who are ready to progress into senior or specialist roles.
You’ll be supported every step of the way through:
Integrated Professional Development, helping you link theory with your day-to-day work.
University Support Services, offering academic guidance and career advice tailored to your goals.
Applied Assessment Strategy, ensuring your assignments reflect the kind of real engineering challenges you’ll face in your profession.
Throughout the programme, you’ll work with real-world case studies, tackle project management tasks, and deliver technical presentations - all designed to strengthen the skills that employers value most and prepare you for promotion and leadership within the engineering industry.
Grab life by the wheel. Because a bright future is in your hands.
Module options
Each year, you’ll study modules worth a certain number of credits, and you need 120 credits per year. Most modules are 20 credits – so you’ll study six modules each year. Some longer modules, such as a dissertation, are worth more. In these cases, you’ll study fewer modules - but the number of credits will always add up to 120. Some modules are compulsory, some are optional, so you can build a course that’s right for you.
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Stress Analysis and Advanced Finite Element Analysis
Examine advanced theories and techniques for stress-analysis problems. The advanced theory and application of finite element analysis is also covered with industry-standard commercial software to tackle complex engineering problems.
core
20 credits
Management of Projects, People and Organisations
Understand and apply the principles of project and organisational management, including project planning, scheduling, risk, and quality control and get experience in leadership, motivation, and management of changes within teams and organisations.
core
20 credits
Computer Aided Analysis and CADCAM
Understand and apply advanced computational techniques for problem solving, familiarise yourself with computer aided design (CAD) packages, and take your designs from the virtual domain to the physical, with computer aided manufacturing (CAM).
core
20 credits
Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
Get hands-on experience with a major commercial Computational Fluid Dynamics package and demonstrate your skills for a practical engineering application.
core
20 credits
Engineering Individual Project
Apply and extend your engineering knowledge and professional skills by working on a substantial individual project throughout the academic year.
core
40 credits
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Featured academics
Hull has an excellent reputation for teaching mechanical engineering, with lecturers and academics who have extensive links to industry across the country.
You’ll be studying with practising engineers whose research feeds directly into our course.
Dr Mark Walker
Lecturer in Sustainable Engineering Systems
Mark’s research supports the development of low-carbon energy, industrial and agricultural systems, especially those related to the circular economies in areas such as bioprocessing, bio-based production systems, and environmental biotechnology.
Dr Stavros Michailos
Lecturer in Chemical Engineering
Stavros is a lecturer and chemical engineer with a PhD from the University of Manchester. His expertise includes low-carbon energy systems, techno-economic assessment, CCUS and sustainable fuels, with 40+ publications and PhD supervision experience.
Entry Requirements
What do I need?
An HND or an equivalent Level 5 qualification in Mechanical Engineering or a related field (e.g. Automotive Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering etc.)
We consider experience and qualifications from the UK and worldwide which may not exactly match the combinations above.
But it's not just about the grades - we'll look at your whole application. We want to know what makes you tick, and about your previous experience, so make sure that you complete your personal statement.
Fees & Funding
How much is it?
Tuition fees for 2027 entry have not been confirmed. Please use 2026-27 information as a guide.
For UK students, our standard course fee is £9,790 per year. Keep in mind that some courses are longer - for example, spending your third year abroad will make your degree four years in total.
This programme is offered on a part-time basis, with students completing 80 credits in Year 1 and 40 credits in Year 2. Therefore, you will pay two-thirds of the total tuition fees in the first year and one-third in the second year.
How do I pay for it?
You can take out a tuition fee loan to cover the full cost of your course. Once you’ve successfully applied for this, you don’t need to do anything else – the money is sent straight to us.
You can also take out a maintenance loan of up to £10,544 a year to cover your living costs, depending on your household income.
Remember, you won’t start paying your loans back until you’ve left university and earn more than £25,000 per year.
See our full fees and funding information for more details and to find out what support we can offer.
Standard Tuition Fee
£9,790 / year
The amount you pay may increase each year, in line with inflation - but capped to the Retail Price Index.
Future prospects
Mechanical engineers are involved in almost everything we use. From nanotechnology to healthcare equipment to planes, windfarms and even spacecraft.
Your transferable skills will open up careers across a range of industries. And with a national shortage of engineers, you're likely to be in high demand. Our graduates have gone on to work with BAE Systems, British Energy, the Royal Navy, Williams F1, Rolls-Royce, and more.
Become part of the next generation of futuremakers
Like what you’ve seen? Then it’s time to apply through Clearing.
The standard way to apply is through UCAS. This will give you the chance to showcase your skills, qualities and passion for the subject, as well as providing us with your academic qualifications.
Not ready to apply yet?
Visit our next Open Day, and see all that the University of Hull has to offer. Talk to our lecturers about your subject, find out what university is really like from our current students, and take a tour of our beautiful campus and amazing facilities.
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